Lead core set up?

[slow rollin]

Im trying to understand what a leadcore set up is and how it works? I hear guys talking about how many colors they have out and i have no clue what the are talking about. I want to learn more so maybe i can add one to my rig.

[GAMBLER]

Leadcore is color coated. The color changes every 30'. So when someone says they have 5 colors out, they have 150' out.

[HomeOffice]

In addition to what Gambler said, lead core sinks about 4 feet per color depending on the weight.

[Big Dave]

Each color is 10 yds. Ten color is 100yds of line out behind the boat. Cortland kurplunk is named after the noise the dye machine makes as it dyes a color.

[adam2000]

Each color is 10 yds. Ten color is 100yds of line out behind the boat. Cortland kurplunk is named after the noise the dye machine makes as it dyes a color.

are you saying it doesnt sink well? I hope not I just order 2 spools

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[Tim Bromund]

no Cortland Kerplunk sinks just fine and is great lead core, I think that's the brand most of us use. I think Dave was ATTEMPTING (cough cough) to make joke.

[Big Dave]

No joke , my wife used to work there , Leon Chandler told us at a Chrismas party. The line does work great. The machine used to be on the second floor of the old plant. It shook the rafters as it came down to dye one color. It rotated and dyed the next color and so on. Truth is almost as strange as some of my jokes

[slow rollin]

Thanks for the input guys What is the typical setup? rod and reel type?

[Shade]

Slow,

There is a variety of ways to run Lead Core but a typical set up is to use a real you feel comfotable with. I run 600' of braid backing, then a 10 color Lead Core, attach 50' of Flurocarbine leader. I run my lead most of the time down the shoot and I use flasher fly, flasher spoon or just a spoon and after the lead hit the water I run an extra 50 feet of backing. This will put the lead core about 400' behind the boat and about 45 - 50 down.

Another way is to run it off your boards. The reel does not have to have a counter obviously and the Rod, mine anyway, has a twilly tip to better protect the shield on the lead line.

Another trick some guys use and I use is to have a mix of sinkers from 1 oz. to 4 oz and add a clip or rubberband to the weight. Attach the weight on the line where the lead is tied to the leader. As you reel in the line and get to the weight just unclip it or pull and break the rubberband, this will get your lead down an additional 4 - 15'.

Good luck,

Shade

[slow rollin]

Thanks for the help guys! Is 27lb a good weight for leadcore?I fish the fingerlakes alot but would also like a rig that will hold up on kings as well.

[Tim Bromund]

yes, 27 lb core is what most of us are using.